654 Mr. D. A. Baunerman on Birds 



by Laving the forehead purple, instead of the same colour 

 as the rest of the head and neck. 



29. Cinnyris oritis? 



Cinnyris oriiis Reichw. Journ. fiir Oru. 1892, p. 190: 

 Buea, Cameroon Mt. 



a. S (No. 1). Ninong, Manenguba Mts. 9. vi. 09. 



The only example obtained from the Mauenguba Moun- 

 tains diffei's slightly from the four male examples which 

 Alexander shot on Cameroon Mountain. 



It appears to be adult, but has a shorter bill, 265 mm. 

 instead of 30 mm., and the underparts brighter, becoming 

 quite yellow towards the middle of the belly. Moreover, 

 the metallic feathers of the throat and breast are steel-blue 

 instead of purplish-blue, while the head and cheeks are 

 metallic-green. 1 can only assume that, despite its adult 

 appearance, it is a younger bird than the specimens obtained 

 on Cameroon Mountain. 



80. Cinnyris verticalis. 



Cinnyris verticalis Latham, Ind. Orn. i. 1790, p. 298 : 

 Africa. 



a. ? ad. (No. 1). Ninong, Manenguba Mts. ll.vi. 09. 



Said by Shelley to range from the Gambia River to 

 Angola and east to Masailand. 



31. Macronyx croceus. 



Alauda crocea Vieill. Nouv. Diet. i. 1816, p. 365: Java! 



a-e. c? ? ad. et imm. (Nos. 1-5). Ninong, Manenguba 

 Mts. 3-9. vi. 09. 



When Shelley wrote vol. iii. of the 'Birds of Africa' 

 (1902), M. croceus had not been recorded from Cameroon. 

 It is, however, a widely distributed species and has been 

 recorded from as far north as the Senegal River. 



32, Passer diffusus. 



Pyrgita diffusa Smith, Rep. S. Afr. Exped. 1836, App. 

 p. 50: north of Orange River. 



a. S ad. (No. 1). Ninong, Manenguba Mts. ll.vi. 09. 

 The only example of a Sparrow obtained by Alexander has 



